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Oh, I read about bacteria eating ammonia. I didn't know that too much cleaning can kill them.
My fish is all better now (kinda). There's a part of his fins that seemed ripped off. I thought that he was recovering from fin rot, but he's still pale. Should I clean his tank (with your suggestion) then add aquarium salt? Or should I not add aquarium salt and just clean his tank every once a week?
Do you want me to add pictures of his fins? It's hard to get a good photo of him. I have a crappy digital camera, but I'll try my best to get a good picture of his fins.
Over cleaning is like getting a new tank lol
Depending on how bad the fin rot was, his fins maynever grow back all the way. If the rays (the 'veins') were dammaged, then chances are, whats there is what he'll have the rest og his life. It may grow back some, depending how fast you caught it, the treatment, and how long it took to clear up. Pretty much, the longer it took to be treated, the less likely it is to grow back to where it used to be.
Be sure theres nothing that is catching his fins, either, as that deffinatly wont help. Silk plants, or very soft live plants are best, though I have seen a few soft rubbery-plastic plants that could work.
Salt probly wont help much, but you could get some Stress Coat. Its a water conditioner that promotes cell regeneration and growth, as well as the slime coat. It worked wonders on my boy Plutto, was bought with hardly any fins. He now looks pretty much completely normal, othere then some wrinkles in his tail, and he is still missing a ventral fin that will never grow back. ( I have a pic thear some where around here with before and after pics of him).
Depending on how quickly his fins are healing, you may want to do water changes two-four times a week.
